Bed for automobiles



W. C. LUNDSTROM.

BED FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPucATloN HLED AUGJ, 1918.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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WILLIAM c. imnnsiraom; Vor ir'rnnnnromsrmmnnso'rn. i

:BED Fon AU'roivroBILns. i

To alle'whom z'tlma/ oponcerfni I .sTRoM, acitizen of the United'States,residat 409 31st Ave. .north, Minneapolis, in

Vthe county of Hennepinand' State of Mini of emergency. to provide'a'bedI1 'an automobile of the usual open pleasure type; c

A further objectl is to provide abed: of the Character stated, whichissimple .in construction and inexpensive and effective in use;- VWiththese and other .objects my invention comprises the features lofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter.

more particularly described' and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1is a side elevation of an automobile showing my improved bed in sidecurtains being omitted andthe doors open for more clearly disclosing theinvention; Fig. 2 is a plan of my improved bed removed from theautomobile the position the cushions and folding supports assume beingshown in broken lines, and Fig. 3 is a pers ective of one'of the foldingsupports.

In t e accompanying drawing let A indicate an automobilebody of'theusual open pleasure type, in which are the 'front and back seats B and Ohaving the usual seat backs F and G. In constructing my improved bed inthe automobile when desired, the front and back spring seat cushions Hand I are removed from their usual places and two `or more foldingsupports J of i Vsimilar construction are placed in the back portion ofthe automobile. Each of these folding Vsupports is zontal supporting bar2, a Vertical front leg 3 and a Vertical back leg 4.' The front leg isplaced with its lower end resting on the floor 5 of the a'utomobileadjacent to the backof the front seat 'and 'the back-leg is` placed withits lower end resting on the floor of the back seat, while thesupporting bar 2 extends longitudinally. Two or more of these supportingelements are arrangedV in parallel relation 1n the manner as stated andthe .Seat cushons H and l are placed.

specification' of Letters Patent.

operative position therein, the

provided with a horii i' crosswise upon thef supporting bars 2 asPatented Apr. 19, 1921, ppneatiqn fild August 7, 191.8. .serial No;248,758.

are arranged at a suitableheight, so that the upper surfaces of the,yfront and back cushions H and I lie `substantially level with ;the upperedge of the back of the front seat, thus forming a spring bed supportingsurface lying substantially fiush or level with the back of the frontseat. Arranged over the surface of the cushions and extending forwardlyacross the space above the front seat is a bed K-substantially the widthinside the seats of the automobile and in said position by a pair ofstraps 6 to the cover clamps 7 at the rear end of the automobile, by apair of straps 8 to the side bars ,9 of the top 10 and by' a pair ofstraps 12 to the sides 11 of the frame Vwork of the wind shield at thefront end. Thus a flexible spring bed can easly andquickly be producedwhenever desired inside of the automobile, the surface of the bed beingcomparatively low and not extending a considerable distance above theback of the front seat 'as heretofore.

The supports J may have their longitudinal members 2 and supporting legs3 Vand 4 made extensiblewhen desired, each of said elements beingconstructed in longitudinal 'pairs of sectlons extensibly fastenedtogether by means of side plates 14 screw and slot connections 13 andrivets 15. By this construction the supports may be used in machines ofdifferent dimensions, the supports being adjustable in height andlengthby the construction described. The parts 7, 9 and 11 to which theflexible bed is secured in taut condition may be any other of the partsof the body of the automobilev ;of -length extending fromthe back oftheclaim.

replaced in position upon the seats for use. This operation of removingthe bed may be accomplished in aV short space of time. The apparatusdescribed is exceedingly simple and inexpensive and provides a com-Ffortablel bed lying low inl the lautomobile leaving a maximum amount ofhead room above the bed and below the cover of the automobile. The sidecurtains may be employed in the usual manner to form aitight and secureclosure and the space below the bed may be .utilized for storagepurposes.

'In accordance with lthe patent statutes, I have described theprinciples of operation of my invention, together with the `apparatuswhich I now consider torepresent' the best embodiment .thereof, but Idesire to have vit understood' that the construction shown is onlyillustrative, and that the invention can be carried out by other .meansand applied to uses other than those above set forth within thescope ofthe 'followinv Having described my invention, what I claim as newandfdesire to protect by Let- ;ters Patent is i In combination with ancantomobile body 'provided with front and .back seats having .seat backsand I'emovable seat cushions, a flexible bedstretched horizontallysubstantially the full length of the body lying under the cover insubstantially a horizontal plane over the back and front seats. and

vclosely rover the upper edge of the back of said front seat, means fordetachably fastening said Vbed in said outstretched condition at itsends and sidestoparts of ,said body, and a plurality. of unconnectedfoldable frames each having a front leg adapted to rest on the floor.ofthe body in front of the back seat, a back'leg adapted to rest i' onthe back seatand a psupp'orting top member hinged to said .legsandsupported vin substantially rhorizontal and longitudinal position at adistance'below said flexible'bed and adapted to` sust'ain the seatcushions clos'ely between the back of the front 'and name to thisspecification.

WILLIAM 1 LUNDSTRQM;

